22 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1948
Page
1
The Agriculture Department reports partial improvements in crops across the eastern half of Texas with light to moderate rains boosting pastures and small grains. Wheat holds in northern counties while southern High Plains need more rain. runoff replenished stock water in central regions.
A reminiscent column recalls Christmas traditions and simple joys of past holidays with memories of homemade gifts, trees, and riding sleds, contrasted with a tale of a child’s $8 tree purchase. In brief business notes, exchanges worldwide planned closures for Christmas Day, with commodity and equity markets following various holiday schedules and a Texas railroad hearing set for February.
Surrounded by victorious Chinese Communist troops, Peiping is near fall as Nationalist units pull back toward the Yangtze River. Reports say tens of thousands of Nationalists are driven back while attempts to rescue trapped forces continue. A driver in Fort Worth, Texas, was killed when a tractor trailer crushed him during coupling.
Ciptre Parcel aged four assists Henry H. Lee in a fundraising drive to secure artificial links for a girl named Grace. Community efforts include support from PA Linfione and the Central of Georgia Railroad which paused the Lovejoy streamliner Nancy Hanks 11 to aid Grace’s examinations and fittings.
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